Town of View Royal Letter re: Denied Tree Removal Permit

File No.: Prop. File

March 18, 2015

Raj Goyal 25 Stoneridge Drive Victoria, B.C. V9B 5L8

Dear Raj Goyal,

RE: Tree Removal Permit Application – 25 Stoneridge Drive – Town of View Royal

Thank you for your application to remove two (2) trees located at the above noted address.

Your application to remove the following trees has been denied:

• one (1), 31.0 cm dbh, Garry Oak tree (Quercus garryanna) located in the back yard.
• one (1), 21.0 cm dbh, Garry Oak tree (Quercus garryanna) located in the back yard.

This application is denied at this time due to the following reason:

• These trees are considered “protected and/or significant” trees as per the Town of View Royal’s Bylaw No. 695.

If you disagree with this decision, you have the right of appeal according to the Town of View Royal’s Tree Protection Bylaw #695, Section 19. To proceed with an appeal, you will have to ask Council in writing to have this application reconsidered. This application will come before Council at a regular council meeting where you can attend and speak to the application.

Due to the species and size of these trees, proceeding to this next step will require you to obtain a certified arborist report stating the reasons for these trees to be removed. Here are some names of arborists that the Town has used for reports in the past and trusts them to be accurate. The people mentioned are consulting arborists only. They provide reports on the status of trees and do not do tree removal.

These are the arborists:

• Tom Talbot at Talbot, Mackenzie and Associates, Consulting Arborists, 250-479-8733
• Michael Gye & Heidi Krogstad at Urban Forestry Ltd., 250-654-0550

You can use one of these or another certified arborist of your choice. Please note that the cost of the arborist report is your responsibility. Once you have a certified arborist report completed on the tree, please contact me and we will proceed from that point.

If you wish to prune these trees, then by means of this letter, you are permitted to do so. When this work is performed, please insure proper pruning (re: No topping of the tree, proper cuts, etc.) of these trees takes place. These trees are considered “protected and/or significant trees” in the Town of View Royal, so please use the utmost care in pruning and the amount of material removed should be the absolute minimum.

If you have any other comments, questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at my direct office line at 250-708-2257.

Yours truly,

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL

Dave Podmoroff Parks Supervisor